Nubby's Wonderful World

Nubby's email...

2008-03-26T14:11:00.000-07:00

If you would like to e mail Nubby, please look at the sidebar to your right and scroll down to where it says "Want to e mail Nubby?" and take a look, her e mail is there.

Morning Update

2008-03-26T09:51:00.000-07:00

Nubby is doing fantastic. In fact I've never seen a rat recover so fast after tumor surgery. Usually when i bring a rat home they are kinda slow and they sleep but not Nubby. She's running around and doing what she normally does. I keep trying to get her to rest but she won't. But, she did sleep threw the night so that's good.

I just called the vet and left a message on their service thanking everyone from the doc and the staff for taking such good care of her and to let them know she's doing wonderful this morning. I had to cut the message short because stupid me started crying. I was thanking them and i said "Thank you for taking such good care of her, this rat is like one of the loves of my life" when i got to 'this rat is like' i started crying and tried to hide that rumbling in my voice so i said it fast and said thank you again and hung up. I started crying, I'm such a doofus lol.

Her stitches look good. She is licking them but i haven't seen her trying to remove anything. I don't even see any stitches. I think when Saffy had her tumor removed over 2 years ago the vet told me with rats they use a device that hides the stitches inside. Am i correct with that, or did i hear that wrong? Because i see no stitches but you can tell it is stitched up because of the wrinkled tightness on the incision.

Her abscesses look great. I'd been trying to treat them at home so this was perfect timing because the vet took care of those as well. She had 3 small abscesses from when she got in that silly fight with Wendy. They weren't bad at first but over like the last 6 days they started to abscess so this was perfect timing because the vet cleaned them up really good, i guess he lanced them? They don't have that puss-smell anymore- Yuck.

Nubby was sent home with 2 meds- An or Baytril/Doxy oral ATB and a topical ATB, it says Baytril/'Siliadene'. I can't really tell because i can't read the persons writing, anyone ever heard of something called 'Siliadene'? I'm probably reading it wrong. It's a pink creamy stuff. The oral ATB's Nubby got smells so good, it's Bubble Gum flavor and SHE loves it!!! But, she can only have 0.2 twice a day. I have to pull the syringe from her lol. She doesn't want to let it go.

So everything is fine, Nubby is doing so good. I have her right here at the desk with me. I just put her here 5 minutes ago and she's already curled up in an upright ball sound asleep. I guess putting her here with me was a good idea because on the bed she wouldn't go to sleep, she wanted to play and explore. The desk area makes her sleepy for some reason. She needs her rest so I'm happy she's sleeping now.

Ok, well... I'll do an evening update and take more pics at some point today and I'll make a video of her as well today.

Thank you for all your prayers and positive thinking and THANK YOU for the donations!!! I can't thank you all enough for the kind donations that made this happen.

-Rebecca

Nubby's Home- Stitches/surgery pics

2008-03-25T16:35:00.000-07:00

Here are some pics of Nubby and her stitches. The vet also cleaned up those absesses she got from the wounds she got from that fight with Wendy so those are the other wounds you see.

NUBBY'S Surgery Went FINE

2008-03-25T12:49:00.000-07:00

Very excellent news to report!!!

Last night the vet called to let me know that Nubby's surgery went well and that Nubby was doing fine. Although, i was asleep when he left the message and i didn't hear the message till this morning.

I can pick her up around 3 or 4 this evening.

Soon as i get her home I'll some pics of her and her stitches etc.

I CAN'T WAIT TILL SHE IS HOME SO I CAN HUG HER (gently of course) AND SPOIL HER.

Happy Happy day!

Surgery Evening.

2008-03-24T15:18:00.000-07:00

I shall be leaving in few minutes to take Nubby to the vet to her have her tumor removed. She should be having her surgery in the evening at some point. Please keep her in your thoughts.

I don't wanna leave her there :( It's so hard for me to be away from her :)

Sorry for pop ups- Trying to fix

2008-03-24T11:17:00.000-07:00

I apologize for the pop ups that show up when you view this page. They are coming from one of the Widgets i installed on my page. I am trying to figure out which Widget it was. I think it was the Mini-Blogs i put on my page so i took that one off to see if it helps.

I have a pop up blocker on my Fierfox browser so i can't see the pop ups when i view my blogs when not in edit mode. But someone told me one of the pop ups as VERY ADULT, i am soooooooo sorry about that. Please know i didn't put that add on myself, it came with one of the Widgets on the side bar.

I am trying to fix all this so bare with me please. Don't it discourage you from viewing my blog.

Thank you
-Rebecca

Nubby enjoying a siesta

2008-03-23T12:42:00.000-07:00

I got the photo's in the wrong order...

The bottom picture is when Nubby was sleeping and the top pic is when she didn't want to be bothered and snuggled deeper into the blanket. I uploaded them in reverse and it wouldn't let me reverse them oh well.... but you get the idea lol.

I took these photo's of Nubby a few minutes ago. She was sound asleep, all snuggled in my blanket. She was actually asleep when i took these but her eyes we're open; you know how rats do that lol. She than woke up and wiggled herself deeper into the blanket. Guess she wasn't in the mood to take pics or to wake up. But, i was actually getting ready to put new bedding on because i did laundry yesterday. I didn't want to wake her up, i felt so bad. So i let her sleep for about 15 more minutes and than i had to wake her up to put new bedding on my bed. I gently woke her up. Let her yawn and stretch and than i gently moved her somewhere else where she fell back to sleep. I hated waking the little lazy princess up though. I felt so bad. Above are the pictures of Princess Nubby having her afternoon siesta

Nothing new to report.

2008-03-21T18:25:00.001-07:00

Nothing new to report on Nubby except that her surgery is rescheduled for Monday evening. Lets hope all goes well and that there is no more delays. I want this surgery over and done with so Nuby can heal and enjoy her golden months.

Think I'll take some new pictures of her tomorrow and maybe a video. So stay tuned.

Nubby Problem- Update

2008-03-20T09:37:00.001-07:00

This is what i wrote last night on the rat groups, i cut and pasted it here. In case somebody didn't see the yahoo posts.
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SHE'S OK!!!

I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS!!!!!

The vet couldn't do her surgery last night because his assistant who assist in surgeries was in a car accident and he didn't want her working with him or on Nubby when she wasn't focused. I guess she wasn't injured but she was upset and he didn't want that to interfere with her work.

I'm not sure i believe that because every time i take a rat their for surgery there are delay

But anyway, Nubby's surgery is rescheduled for Monday evening. But, i can go get her and bring her home around 4 today and take her back Monday.

I am so upset because this is 2 delays HOWEVER, i want Nubby safe and if his assistant was in fact in a car accident and she was upset i wouldn't want her helping the doctor in that state. I guess he only has the one assistant. I know her, she is very nice and she loves rats.

I don't know if it is true but i am a bit aggravated.

Now i have to go back up there and get nubby and bring her back and than she has to go again on Monday. This is all together 3 trips to this vet.

I'm sorry for yet another delay. I sure hope this isn't a sign that something is going to go wrong.

Damn it, i could just cry. I have to go threw yet another emotional evening on Mondaynal evening on Monday.
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UPDATE- 3/20/08 : I actually do believe the girl was in a car accident now because when i went to pick Nubby up the receptionist told me what happened. I'm glad they didn't do surgery on Nubby last night because i wouldn't want my baby being operated on when the assistant wasn't focused. So... now we wait till Monday.

Nubby is sooooo happy to be home though and i am as well. She was only gone 24 hours but i missed her so much. I had a hard time sleeping that night knowing Nubby was all alone at the vet and now warm and safe at home.

I'll keep you updated

Rebecca

Morning Nubby Update

2008-03-19T11:18:00.000-07:00

Yesterday when i dropped Nubby of at the vet for her surgery they told me they would call around 9 but if they we're busy thay may call later or i could call for an update.

I just called, it's about 11:15 but their answering service picked up. So i left a message for them to call me with an update on Nubby and if she can come home today.

I'll try calling again in about 45 minutes.

Sorry i have no news to report. I'm going nuts!!! It was so hard not having her with me last night :(
Soon as i get an update or report i will post it here.

Thank you,
Rebecca

Welcome to Nubby's Wonderful World.

2008-03-18T15:55:00.001-07:00

Hello everyone.

Well, i finally did it... i created the official Nubby blog.

This blog isn't finished. It needs lots of work. Over the next few weeks i will be working on it but in the meantime it is active and you can come here anytime to read about Nubby.

Sorry there isn't a lot of pictures of her right now but there will be TONS in the future. A lot of my pictures of Nubby are on my other computer and eventually i will get on that computer and retrive her photo's. I'll also be taking tons of new pics of her.

Right now... as i write this Nubby is at the vet and she's due to have surgery sometime this evening. She is having a small tumor removed. So, i am a nervous wreck right now. i thought I'd take all that nervous energy and use it to work on her blog.

As for the template for this blog. well, for the last 3 days I've been searching the net for just the perfect template and i have yet to find one that fits Nubby, so in the meantime i am using this template. Sorry it's rather boring but eventually I'll find the perfect template, a template that will fit my little miracle rat Nubby perfectly.

There will be many things added here so please stay tuned, bookmark this blog and check back often.

As or her surgery... soon as i hear something i will update it here.

She's only been gone for about 4 hours and i miss her desperately. She's recently turned into a rat that loves to cuddle and i would give anything to cuddle with her right now. I can't stand knowing she's all alone at the vet. But, i do know she is in wonderful hands. She's probably sound a sleep right now.

Well ok... that's all for now. If you have any idea's for this blog just leave me a comment. Also Nubby has her own e mail if you'd ever like to contact her- Nubbyrat@aol.com or e mail me at Rsungodess2003@aol.com

Take care and PLEASE keep Nubby in your thoughts and think positive that her surgery will go ok and that she has no complication.

-Rebecca